Boris Kuznetsov (philosopher)

Boris Grigoryevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Бори́с Григо́рьевич Кузнецо́в; 5 October 1903 – 5 September 1984) was a Soviet philosopher and historian. In 1931, he was appointed Head of the research institute of the energy industry and electrification.^[1] In 1936, Boris Kuznetsov became deputy director of the Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology.^[1]

His biography of Einstein received the greatest circulation, was published many times in dozens of countries, invited numerous comments everywhere and is perhaps known to every physicist and to many thousands of other professional men.^[2]

He was awarded the State Stalin Prize and two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour.

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• Френкель, В. Я. [in Russian] (1993). "Высоких званий не имел, но было имя (К 90-летию со дня рождения профессора Б. Г. Кузнецова)" [On the 90th anniversary of prof. Boris Kuznetsov's birth]. Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences (in Russian) (10). Retrieved 26 February 2023.